A very good episode. It has all the right elements to be great, but I think it's biggest shortcoming is that it assumes someone that can read intent could be overcome so easily. If Mitchell can already read a Vulcan's disciplined mind, he could very easily read Kirk and Dehner. Mitchell should never have been killed in such an easy manner, even if Dehner used her powers to assist. Dehner was much further behind on the geometric growth curve, meaning she was a pissant in comparison.
And speaking of Dehner, she was written fairly poorly for a psychologist. I expected her to get a clue several times throughout the episode, but instead she seemed smitten with Mitchell and unable to do her job. She never really had anything intelligent to say or anything meaningful to contribute. I'm not sure if this is because the episode is a product of the 60s, bad writing, or both.
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A very good episode. It has all the right elements to be great, but I think it's biggest shortcoming is that it assumes someone that can read intent could be overcome so easily. If Mitchell can already read a Vulcan's disciplined mind, he could very easily read Kirk and Dehner. Mitchell should never have been killed in such an easy manner, even if Dehner used her powers to assist. Dehner was much further behind on the geometric growth curve, meaning she was a pissant in comparison.
And speaking of Dehner, she was written fairly poorly for a psychologist. I expected her to get a clue several times throughout the episode, but instead she seemed smitten with Mitchell and unable to do her job. She never really had anything intelligent to say or anything meaningful to contribute. I'm not sure if this is because the episode is a product of the 60s, bad writing, or both.